Monday, July 29, 2013
The Edinburgh Turquoise Tiara
Labels:
diamond,
Romania,
turquoise,
United Kingdom
Photos (clockwise from top left): Queen Marie of Romania; tiara detail; tiara detail
When Princess Marie of Edinburgh married Ferdinand, the crown prince of Romania, in 1893, she received a veritable treasure trove of wedding presents from her British aunts and uncles. One of them was this piece, a lovely diamond and turquoise tiara.
Marie's father was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who
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